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Grade: 6Unit: 6 Week: 5 Content: ELA Dates: 5/6-5/10
Theme Essential Question:

Essential Questions:

What is an argument?
What persuasive messages influence your decision?

Focus Standards

RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of text and how it is conveyed through particular detail; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.
RI.6.6: Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
RI.6.7:Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g.,visually, quantitatively)as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
RI.6.8:Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
W.6.1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
W.6.1(c): Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s)and reasons.
W.6.1(d): Establish and maintain a formal style.
SL.6.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
SL.6.5: Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) to visual displays in presentations to clarify information.
L.6.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammer and usage when writing or speaking.
L.6.1(a):Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case(subjective, objective, possessive).
L.6.1(b): Use intensive pronouns (e.g., myself, ourselves).
L.6.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.6.3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
L.6.3(b): Maintain consistency in style and tone.
L.6.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.
L.6.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Ongoing Standards

RL.6.2: Determine a theme or central idea of text and how it is conveyed through particular detail; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.
RL.6.3: Describe how a particular story”s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
RL.6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
RI.6.2:Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgements.
RI.6.3: Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.
W.6.6: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.
W.6.7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate
L.6.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies.
L.6.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

Objectives

TLW identify claims and support that is provided.
TLW use the internet to research relevant information.
TLW identify the techniques of persuasion.
TLW identify the author’s viewpoint or attitude toward an issue.

Assessment
Product

Complete research project from week 1.
Argumentative essay writing continues.
Summary frame(p. B11-HM)
Chart a strong vs. weak supportive statement.

Key Questions (match Standard)

What is an argument?
What techniques persuade you to comply?
What reasons does the author give to support claim?

Observable Student Behaviors (Performance)

Collaborative discussion among peers.
Complete assigned work.
Participate in ongoing discussions.

Vocabulary

ELA

Claim
Support
Appeals by association
Emotional appeals
Loaded Language

Suggested Activities [see Legend to highlight MCO and HYS]

Complete reading The Prince and the Pauper.
Discuss with students the information provided on p. 936 of HM text regarding teens and the internet.
Read the article, Power in Numbers, p.937. Complete graphic organizer stating the claim and four support statements.
Invite students to discuss places were persuasive language is used and record responses.
Identify persuasive techniques(p.938).
Read the editorial on p. 939, A Recipe for Disaster, and identify the claim and supporting evidence.
Create a public service ad with a partner. Present ads to the class for constructive feedback.
Analyze texts-HMU(8)p. 940-941
Discuss the examples of persuasive language that is used.
Meet in small groups to role play both sides of the issue. Try to persuade the other to understand their position.

HomeworkRead for 30 minutes.
Terminology for Teachers

Lesson Plan in Word Format (Click Cancel if asked to Log In)

Resources
Professional Texts
Literary Texts

The Prince and the Pauper
HMU(8)p. 936-941
Warriner’s Handbook

Informational Texts

Art, Music, and Media

Manipulatives

Games

Videos

Sight Words

SMART Board Lessons, Promethean Lessons

L6.1 Grammar Review

Students utilize this lesson as a whole group as a center activity to review the grammar
concepts taught in class. Those concepts are reflexive pronouns, adjectives, proper adjectives,
adjectives that compare, and main and helping verbs.

L6.1b Intensive and Reflexive Pronouns

A great Smartboard lesson explaining intensive and reflexive pronouns.

L6.2 Punctuating Sentences

Use the Senteo interactive response system to decide the correct punctuation for sentences.

L6.3 Expanding Sentences

Students will see examples and non-examples of expanded sentences. Then they will use
photos provided for inspiration to write their own expanded sentences. Finally, they will look for
places in their own writing to use expanded sentences.

L6.4 The Star Spangled Banner

This file was created to teach students the definitions of the more difficult words in "The Star
Spangled Banner."

L6.5/6.5a Figures of Speech Field Day

Games and Activities to teach figures of speech.

L6.5a Metaphors, Similies, and Hyperbole in lyrics

This lesson uses popular music lyrics and a short United Streaming video to help students
understand the literary devices metaphors, similies, and hyperboles

W6.2 /6.2a Compare and Contrast Writing

This lesson activity presents how to plan a compare and contrast composition with an emphasis
on comparing two topic sentences using transition words such as but, yet, and however.

RL 6.2 Summarizing

Title: How to Summarize; Content Area: Reading; Objective: Use summarizing as a tool to become a better reader.

Other Activities, etc.

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